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New (or old) computer scam
dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 6:36:42 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> On 18/1/2016 15:26 dsi1 wrote:
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>>> On Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 6:14:25 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>>>> On 18/1/2016 15:07 dsi1 wrote:
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>>>>> On Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 10:50:22 PM UTC-10, Xeno wrote:
>>>>>> On 17/01/2016 7:33 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>> On Friday, January 15, 2016 at 9:36:25 PM UTC-10, John Kuthe wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Friday, January 15, 2016 at 6:08:05 PM UTC-6, The New Other Guy wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:40:13 -0500, Nancy Young
>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>> On 1/15/2016 2:04 PM, graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On 15/01/2016 11:52 AM, notbob wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please, do not fall for this ruse. You computer will NOT send
>>>>>>>>>>>> security alerts to a third party, no matter which operating system
>>>>>>>>>>>> (OS) you use. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I hope no one here would fall for that.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Not ONLY will your computer never sent any security alert to anyone
>>>>>>>>> without your help, Microsoft is ABSOLUTELY the last place that
>>>>>>>>> would get such a notice, IF such notices even existed.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yeah, me too! Especially because they don't even support Win XP anymore!!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> John Kuthe...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Microsoft's plan is to not support Win 7 or 8.X. They want to make the previous versions of Windows incompatible with the latest Intel processors. Their vision is their latest OS driving the newest hardware. Just like the old days! I say bully for them! 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Their vision is to monetise Windows in a way that they have never been
>>>>>> able to do in the past - the way Apple has monetised OSX.
>>>>>
>>>>> The difference being that MS does not control or manufacture all the hardware that Windows 10 will run on. This is a good thing. My guess is Microsoft plan for world domination will fail.
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>>>> It has already succeeded
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>>>> --
>>>> Bruce
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>>> Windows is an anachronism in this modern computer era. It's like a horse and buggy on the Autobahn.
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>> And we're all Amish.
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>> --
>> Bruce
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> The "buggy" being a fully loaded tractor-trailer with holes and faulty wheels spilling junk all over the road. The "horse" would pretty much be a horse.
>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbiR6IMf5KQ
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